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Hello, kaiju lovers! Nate has been waiting for this Ameri-kaiju episode for a long time—he gets to discuss one of his favorite films: Pacific Rim! He’s joined by the three co-hosts of The Drift Space podcast—returning guests Jack “GMan” Hudgens and J.R. Viller, plus Jack’s sister, Rebecca—to gush about how much they love it. Guillermo del Toro’s masterful tribute to both tokusatsu and anime is a movie that is unabashedly itself with its archetypal but strong characters, incredible worldbuilding, and mind-blowing special effects. But beneath the beyond-cool chassis beats the heart of a grossly underestimated story of surprising depth. If you don’t already love Pacific Rim, Nate and the Drifters will change your mind! Beforehand, Nate discovers data files for an abandoned ad campaign for an unknown kaiju named “Chimera.” After the broadcast, as you undoubtedly heard, a mysterious kaiju attacked the Island but was killed by the Drifters in their Jaeger, Bouncing Betty. Nate’s live broadcast of that battle is included here. The prologue and epilogue, “Chimera,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Additional music: • “Cradle of the Chozo” by prophetic music • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo • “Feel Sound – Cinematic Adventure” | Music promoted by MAGIC SOUND® Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, and Brad “Batman” Eddleman! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Prologue: 0:00-4:15 • Intro: 4:15-13:33 • Entertaining Info Dump: 13:33-23:14 • Toku Talk: 23:14-1:27:21 • Promo: 1:27:21-1:28:37 • Toku Topic: 1:28:37-2:05:59 • Housekeeping & Outro: 2:05:59-2:21:41 • Epilogue: 2:21:41-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Amerikaiju #PacificRim © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • “American Association for the Advancement of Science Statement on Human Cloning.” American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). (https://www.aaas.org/resources/american-association-advancement-science-statement-human-cloning) • “Cloning.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloning) • “Cloning Fact Sheet.” National Human Genome Research Institute. (https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Cloning-Fact-Sheet) • “Myths about Cloning.” FDA, current as of 20 May 2021. (https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-cloning/myths-about-cloning) • Pacific Rim Blu-ray (Walmart exclusive) special features: o “Baby Kaiju Set Visit” o Commentary by Guillermo del Toro o Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim, The o Director’s Notebook, The. o “Film by Guillermo del Toro, A” o “Goth-Tech” o “Honoring the Kaiju Tradition” o “Importance of Mass and Scale, The” o “Inside the Drift” o “Intricacy of Robot Designs” o “Jaegers Echo Human Grace” o “Mega Sized Sets” o “Orchestral Sounds from the Anteverse” o “Pacific Rim: A History of Jaegers” o “Primer on Kaijus and Jaegers, A” o Prologue by Guillermo del Toro o “Shatterdome Ranger Roll Call” o “Tokyo Alley Set Visit” • “Pacific Rim.” IMDb. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663662/) • “Pacific Rim (film).” Pacific Rim Wiki. (https://pacificrim.fandom.com/wiki/Pacific_Rim_(film)) • “Pacific Rim (film).” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Rim_(film)) • “Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning.” National Library of Medicine. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK223960/) • Welsh, Jennifer. “How does cloning work?” Live Science, 17 Nov. 2021. (https://www.livescience.com/how-cloning-works)

Hello, kaiju lovers! Over the weekend, Nathan made a day trip up South Bend, Indiana, to attend Ramen-Con—which is about anime, not cooking…most of the time. The theme this year was kaiju, so he had to go. He gave a panel presentation called “Kaiju 101,” which was a crash course in the basics of giant monsters. That’s what most of the audio is in this bonus recording is from. Before that, Nate talks about the rest of his experiences at the con—including representing Moby Dick against Rhinoblaster in Kaiju Court! We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, Wynja the Ninja, and Brad “Batman” Eddleman! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #monsterislandfilmvault © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media

Join Nate and his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, for a real-deal discussion of Toho's 1977 tokusatsu response to Star Wars--The War in Space (aka The Jimmy From NASA Story).

Welcome, kaiju lovers, heroes of the internet, and listeners with attitude! This past weekend, Nathan and his Power Trip co-host, Michael Hamilton, met each other in real life for the first time (and the world somehow didn’t explode). They attended a small upstart “spin-off” convention called Days of the Dead: All Monsters Attack, which was held in Indianapolis. This bonus episode is a late-night postmortem chat they had afterward, and it’s being shared on the feeds for Monster Island Film Vault, Henshin Men, and The Power Trip because the guest line-up was relevant to all three shows! Hear about them meeting Gamera’s best girl, Ayako Fujitani, Bin Furuya, the original Ultraman suit actor, and the OG Red Power Ranger himself, Austin St. John. Learn more about the con on its website: https://daysofthedead.com/allmonstersattack/. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, and Wynja the Ninja! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Daysofthedeadhorrorcon © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media

Another week without an MIFV episode, I know. There are several recorded and in post-production, which has taken longer than I expected. Regardless, to tide you over once again, here’s an abridged version of a Kaiju Weekly episode I, Nathan, was on a few months ago. I discussed season two of Netflix’s anime, Pacific Rim: The Black. I’ve been intending to share, anyway, and given that the next main episode is on the original film, I figured now was a good time to share it. Here's the original description: “This week, Michael and guest Nate Marchand discuss Season 2 of Netflix's, Pacific Rim The Black.” Here’s where you can listen to the full episode: • Kaiju Ramen Website: https://kaijuramenmedia.com/kaijuweekly • Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/yjr8dkry • Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/28z47r2j We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, Ted Williams, and Wynja the Ninja! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media

To celebrate Power Ranger Day, I play the arcade and online modes for Battle for the Grid.

Hello, kaiju lovers! I’m hard at work catching up on my editing/writing of the next few MIFV episodes, but in the meantime, I thought I’d share something in the podcast feed that’d normally be on MIFV MAX on Patreon. Any and all bloopers are saved and shared with Patrons (starting at the $10/month level), but since I had to cut some great discussions on Faustian deals from episode 67 (Little Shop of Horrors, 1986), I thought I’d publish it publicly so non-Patrons could taste a bit of what they can get for their support. Enjoy hearing me banter and flub with Michael Hamilton, Daniel DiManna, and Damon Noyes! We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media

Hello, kaiju lovers! Today them Jaconetti boys, Luke and Jason, join Nate for the latest entry in “Godzilla Redux”: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. This was Toho’s third kaiju film in the momentous year of 1964 and their second Godzilla film that year. As Luke puts it, it’s The Avengers (2012) of Toho kaiju, where several monsters who debuted in solo films come together to face a common alien enemy. It’s a momentous turning point for the franchise: Godzilla and Rodan have their “face turns,” and it’s the first appearance of Godzilla’s archnemesis, the three-headed golden space dragon himself, King Ghidorah. Get ready for a lively, nostalgic discussion riddled with pro-wrestling references! Before the broadcast, Nate is met by Jessica at his new mega-office. During their argument (what’d you expect?), Gary comes in along with a beautiful mystery woman, whom Jessica immediately hates. Later, Nate returns to his office where he argues with Jessica again, only for Gary to come begging for help—just as the mystery woman reveals herself to be a Bug Lady from the Church of Mothrianity! Check out all of Luke and Jason’s podcast at Two True Freaks: https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/. The prologue and epilogue, “Jessica has a Romantic Rival! The Vampiric Strike of Kalyptra!” was written by Nathan Marchand. Guest stars: • Sarah Marchand as Jessica Shaw/Crystal Lady • Kim Lacanilao as Mina/Kalyptra • Damon Noyes as Gary Steward, Mimo, and Motte-Priester Herzog Jerry Nachtfalter • Hoshiko as Luna Additional music: • “Red Waltz” by djpretzel • “King Ghidorah Theme” by Alyssa Charpentier • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo • “Transformation (Sailor Moon Remix)” by Vincent Lee • “Mothra's Song” (from "Godzilla: King of the Monsters") by FalKKonE • “A weird thing” by Chiro Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ. Crystal Lady sound effects by J.P. Gant. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Prologue: 0:00-6:45 • Intro: 6:45-21:45 • Main Discussion: 21:45-1:56:01 • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:56:01-2:14:27 • Epilogue: 2:14:27-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #GodzillaRedux #Ghidorah © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Barr, Jason. The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema’s Biggest Monsters. • Brothers, Peter H. Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda. • Commentary by David Kalat (Classic Media DVD) • Galbraith, Stuart IV. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992. • Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 10: Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) (Nuclear China, Japan during the Vietnam War) (https://youtu.be/ScVd3XzKoZg). • Kalat, David. A Critical History and Filmography of Toho’s Godzilla Series, 2nd Edition. • LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982. • Ryfle, Steve, and Ed Godziszewski. Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa.

Hello, Kaiju Lovers! “Ameri-kaiju” jumps ahead 50 years, but as you’ll hear, the (in)famous Cloverfield has a lot in common with the classic 1950s films we’ve been covering. Nate’s longtime friend Nick Hayden drops by to discuss this movie because he’s loved it ever since he first experienced it in a theater—and it is an experience. Too much of one for some people, in fact! While it’s popular to hate on Cloverfield in the kaiju fandom, it popularized the “found footage” genre and launched J.J. Abrams’ studio, Bad Robot Productions. To the shock of some of Nate’s friends, he says this is the closest the United States has come to producing a Godzilla (1954). How and why? The Toku Topic helps explain that: the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Before this, Nate meets with Dr. Nick Tatopoulos on the Heat Seeker to discuss recent events. Nate learns Cameron Winter is covering his tracks, so Nate tells Nick he’s thinking of taking Mr. Gold’s promotion so he can spy on Winter. Afterward, Nate goes to Mr. Gold’s office to discuss the offer—only to be interrogated about Jessica’s shenanigans with the Ymir’s escape on Harryhausen’s birthday. Check out Nick’s website (http://worksofnick.com/) and his podcast, Derailed Trains of Thought (http://derailedtrainsofthought.com/). The prologue and epilogue, “Claws and Cash,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Guest stars: • J.R. Villers as Nick Tatopoulos • Michael Hamilton as Mr. Gold • Lemonjolly as Ms. Kawaii Additional music: • “The Edge Calls Me” by MkVaff • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo • “This Cowboy’s Hat” (instrumental) by Chris LeDoux • “When Your Mom Mistakes Captain Falcon for Captain America Again” by Vijay van der Weijden Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander; Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Prologue: 0:00-4:02 • Intro: 4:02-10:22 • Entertaining Info Dump: 10:22-18:14 • Toku Talk: 18:14-1:13:46 • Promo: 1:13:46-1:14:36 • Toku Topic: 1:14:36-1:56:18 • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:56:18-2:10:47 • Epilogue: 2:10:47-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Amerikaiju #cloverfield © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • “Aftermath of the September 11 attacks.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_September_11_attacks) • Cloverfield blu-ray special features: o Alternate Endings with Matt Reeves’ Commentary o “Cloverfield Visual Effects” o Commentary by Director Matt Reeves o Deleted Scenes with Matt Reeves’ Commentary o “Document 1.18.08: The Making of Cloverfield” o “I Saw It! It’s Alive! It’s Huge!” • “Cloverfield.” IMDb. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt) • “Cloverfield.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield) • Hantke, Steffen. “The Return of the Giant Creature: Cloverfield and Political Opposition to the War on Terror.” Extrapolation, Vol. 51, No. 2, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2010. • Pew Research Center. “Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11.” (https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/09/02/two-decades-later-the-enduring-legacy-of-9-11/) • “September 11 attacks.” Britannica. (https://www.britannica.com/event/September-11-attacks) • Stone, James. “Enjoying 9/11: The Pleasures of Cloverfield.” Radical History Review. No. 111, Fall 2011.

Hear my stories from G-Fest 2022! I met lots of kaiju content creator friends, bought too much stuff in the deal room, saw classic G-films in a theater, and hosted six panels! Join MIFV MAX on Patreon to hear the entire livestream. Check out Nathan’s (and Travis’s) spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander (co-host of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Podcast Social Media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #GFESTXXVII © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media

Hello, kaiju lovers! In this bonus “Ameri-kaiju” episode, Travis Alexander of Kaiju Weekly and Henshin Men finally gets to see the goo—and he’s not happy! That’s mostly because he’s an animal lover and the Blob eats a kitten in the almost-forgotten and incredibly weird 1972 sequel, Beware! The Blob (aka Son of Blob). It’s the most bipolar movie Nate has ever seen for the show, and Travis, a lover of movies both weird and bad, found it borderline incomprehensible. Half of it is disjointed improvisational comedy, and the other half is a scary but inferior rehashing of the original 1958 classic. Strap for a discussion of more 30-year-old “teens,” a “hair sculptor,” and a Naked Turk! Additional music: • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson • “Beware! The Blob Theme” by Mort Garson • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo Check out Nathan’s (and Travis’s) spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander (co-host of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Intro: 0:00-6:05 • Main Discussion: 6:05-1:08:34 • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:08:34-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #BewareTheBlob © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Beware! The Blob blu-ray from Kino Lorber o Commentary by Richard Harland Smith. • “Beware! The Blob.” IMDb. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068271/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt) • “Beware! The Blob.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beware!_The_Blob) • Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. 2016.

Release the crossover! Nate and his friend Elijah “The Littlest Gatekeeper” Thomas start a new annual tradition for their podcasts, The Monster Island Film Vault and Kaiju Conversation, respectively, by discussing a Ray Harryhausen film every year. Why? Because they both share a birthday with the special effects legend. Also, since these two are weird, they’re going in reverse filmography order, starting with the original Clash of the Titans. This epic adventure was a relic when it came out, but given Harryhausen’s romantic love of the past and love of the classics, it’s not surprising. Your hosts dive deep into this film’s production—Arnold Schwarzenegger was nearly the lead?!—and discuss the many incredible mythological creatures that appear in it. As Harryhausen’s best friend, the author Ray Bradbury, said, Medusa in this film is Harryhausen’s “crowning glory.” Just forgive Elijah for being a bit snobby about it. Happy birthday, Ray! (This episode is also being released on the Kaiju Conversation feed). Check out Kaiju Conversation: https://redcircle.com/shows/kaiju-conversation. Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaiju_convers. Music: • “Legends of Warcraft” by PSK • “The Dark Ages” by Phil Rey Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander (co-host of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. MIFV Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #jimmyfromnasalives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #RayHarryhausen #ClashoftheTitans © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media and ET13 Productions. Bibliography/Further Reading: • Carr, Kevin. “How Accurate Were the Myths in ‘Clash of the Titans’?” Film School Rejects, 9 June 2014, https://filmschoolrejects.com/how-accurate-were-the-myths-in-clash-of-the-titans-59a99ecd0032/. • Clash of the Titans (1981) blu-ray special features: o “Behind the Story: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen” o “Myths and Monsters” • “Clash of the Titans” (IMDB) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082186/) • Ray Harryhausen Podcast o Episode 7- Clash of the Titans 35th Anniversary Special (https://soundcloud.com/rayharryhausenfoundation/clash-40th-anniversary) o Episode 37- Clash of the Titans 40th Anniversary Special (https://soundcloud.com/rayharryhausenfoundation/clash-40th-anniversary) • Wikipedia articles: o “Clash of the Titans (1981 film)” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_of_the_Titans_(1981_film)) o “Kraken” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken) o “Medusa” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa) o “Perseus” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus)

Hello, kaiju lovers! Thanks to Damon Noyes’s generous MIFV MAX pledge on Patreon, MIFV is covering its first musical: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Nate wanted to cover this as part of Amer-kaiju, but to his disappointment, it didn’t make the cut. That’s when Damon, who’s performed in not one but two stage productions of this, swooped in and got it on the roster. It has a puppet, after all. This story has a complicated history: from several short stories to a low-budget Roger Corman movie in 1960 to a 1982 off-off-Broadway musical to this film, Nate and Damon dive into all of it. You’ll hear discussion of Faustian bargains, debates over its two endings, some singing, and even a candid moment where Damon gets emotional about a song in the film. Before the broadcast, Nate was checking his e-mail in the KIJU breakroom when Mr. Gold arrives and says Cameron Winter wants to promote him to “media master.” Nate is reluctant, but he wonders if he can use this to discover what the new boss is hiding. Also, Dr. Douif calls as the Island’s kaiju horticulturalist to offer his thoughts on Audrey II. Check out the movies Damon was in! Maxie, directed by Jarrett Bryant, is on the streaming site Vimeo. One can get $1.00 off the price by using the code: LaneCounty. “Off the Road,” a 13-minute short from Hewlett Artistry, can be viewed on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZdJHBY2a4fg. The prologue, “The Offer,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Guest stars: • Michael Hamilton as Mr. Gold • Daniel DiManna as Dr. Dourif Additional music: • “This Cowboy’s Hat” (instrumental) by Chris LeDoux • “Finale (Don’t Feed the Plants)” by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander (co-host of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Prologue: 0:00-6:19 • Intro: 6:19-22:16 o Dr. Dourif’s Call: 12:10-18:07 • Main Discussion: 22:16-2:09:08 • Housekeeping & Outro: 2:09:08-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #LittleShopofHorrors #MIFVMAX © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • “59TH ACADEMY AWARDS, THE | 1987.” Oscars. Org. (https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987) • “Deal with the Devil.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_with_the_Devil). • “Deals with the Devil in popular culture.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deals_with_the_Devil_in_popular_culture). • “Faustian Bargain Origins & Examples.” Study.com. • “Little Shop of Horrors, The.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Shop_of_Horrors). • “Little Shop of Horrors.” IMDB. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/) • “Little Shop of Horrors (film).” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(film) ) • “Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film).” Little Shop of Horrors Wiki. (https://littleshop.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(1986_film)) • Little Shop of Horrors – The Director’s Cut blu-ray special features: o Commentaries by Frank Oz o “Frank Oz and Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut” o “Story of Little Shop of Horrors, A” • Ramm, Benjamin. “What the myth of Faust can teach us.” BBC Culture, 26 Sept. 2017, https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170907-what-the-myth-of-faust-can-teach-us.

Hello, kaiju lovers! Today’s episode is AS BIG AS A BATTLESHIP! Damon Noyes visits the Island (after yet another harrowing experience) for “Ameri-kaiju” to discuss 1957’s The Giant Claw. This infamous movie stars the ugliest antimatter-powered space bird you’ve ever seen! “Crazy Bernice,” as she’s known on the Island, looks more like Beaky Buzzard than Rodan, despite her movie being similar to the latter’s. Nate and Damon spend a surprising amount of time on this wacky movie, poking fun at the Claw marionette, theorizing over the bird’s origins, discussing borderline creepy 1950s flirting, and the movie’s unofficial sequel novels! You might be wondering, “What could Marchand possibly research as a Toku Topic for The Giant Claw?” Antimatter. What else? After the broadcast, Nate and Damon break in to commentate on Crazy Bernice escaping from the Beta Site and attacking H.E.A.T.—but thankfully, Zilla is around! Check out the movies Damon was in! Maxie, directed by Jarrett Bryant, is on the streaming site Vimeo. One can get $1.00 off the price by using the code: LaneCounty. “Off the Road,” a 13-minute short from Hewlett Artistry, can be viewed on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ZdJHBY2a4fg. The “La Carcagne Promo” was written by Damon Noyes. The epilogue, “Crazy Bernice,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Guest stars: • Damon Noyes as Kevin Gomora Additional music: • “Mechagodzilla vs. Anguirs” by Masaru Sato • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ, and created by J.P. Gant. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • “La Carcagne” Promo: 0:00-1:05 • Intro: 1:05-17:58 • Entertaining Info Dump: 17:58-25:23 • Toku Talk: 25:23-1:34:31 • Promos: 1:34:31-1:35:51 • Toku Topic: 1:35:51-2:12:09 • Housekeeping & Outro: 2:12:09-2:31:52 • Epilogue: 2:31:52-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Amerikaiju #TheGiantClaw © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • “Antimatter.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter) • Barnette, R. Michael and Helen Quinn. “What is antimatter?” Scientific American. 24 Jan. 2002. (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-antimatter-2002-01-24/) • Bissette, Stephen. “The Giant Claw: An Introduction.” Cold War Creatures blu-ray bookley, Arrow Video. • Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman – The Giant Claw Special Features (Arrow Video): o Commentary by Emma Westwood and Cerise Howard o “Family Endangered!” by Mike White o “Introduction by Kim Newman” • Cooper, Jackson. “Turkey in the Sky!: The Appealing Legacy of The Giant Claw.” Cold War Creatures blu-ray bookley, Arrow Video. • Kwon, Diana. “Ten things you might not know about antimatter.” Symmetry: Dimensions of Particle Physics, 28 April 2015. (https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/april-2015/ten-things-you-might-not-know-about-antimatter) • Mann, Adam. “What is antimatter?” Live Science, 13, Dec. 2021. (https://www.livescience.com/32387-what-is-antimatter.html) • New Scientist articles on antimatter. (https://www.newscientist.com/round-up/antimatter-mysteries/) • Schoell, William. Creature Features: Nature Turned Nasty in the Movies. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC, 2008. • Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. 2016. • Wiki articles on The Giant Claw: o IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050432/) o Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter)

Hello, kaiju lovers! Today’s episode is a momentous one. Nate discusses the all-time classic Mothra vs. Godzilla with Daniel DiManna of the Godzilla Novelization Project. Now Nate has come full circle because this was the first film whose episode he recorded first in his previous podcast life. But this episode is better! How could it not be with the living kaiju encyclopedia as a guest? Nate and Danny discuss everything: the Godzilla suit, the Mothra puppet, the script, the characters, and of course, the late great Akira Takarada. This G-film doesn’t do anything new, but what it does, it does to near-perfection. No wonder it’s considered one of the best of the franchise! Afterward, Nate and Danny are joined by Nate’s pseudo-sister, Jessica, to livestream the sendoff of Mothra’s newly-laid egg back to Infant Island. Unfortunately, the Church of Mothrianity strikes again! The web-splitting Silkworm attacks, and even Jessica’s magical girl persona, Crystal Lady, can’t stop her—until she gets help from a new companion. The epilogue, “The Coming of Mimo! Crystal Lady vs. Silkworm!” was written by Nathan Marchand. Special thanks to J.P. Gant for helping to edit this episode! Follow him on Twitter: @Homebrewed_SD (https://tinyurl.com/2jpc36r5). Guest stars: • Sarah Marchand as Jessica Shaw/Crystal Lady • Dani Cruz as Silkworm • Damon Noyes as Motte-Priester Herzog Jerry Nachtfalter, Gary, and Mimo • Hoshiko as Luna • Dallas Mora as EDF Mutant Additional music: • “Mothra Beat” by AlyssaGojiGeek • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo • “Creep Colony” by Cory Johnson • “Transformation (Sailor Moon Remix)” by Vincent Lee • “Mothra's Song” (from "Godzilla: King of the Monsters") by FalKKonE • “A weird thing” by Chiro Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Intro: 0:00-15:51 • Main Discussion: 15:51-2:01:53 • Housekeeping & Outro: 2:01:53-2:23:02 • Epilogue: 2:23:02-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #GodzillaRedux #Mothra #Godzilla © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Bogue, Mike. Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951-1967. McFarland & Company. 2017. • Brothers, Peter H. Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda. • Commentary on Mothra vs. Godzilla by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski. (Classic Media DVD). • Galbraith, Stuart IV. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992. • Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 7: Mothra (1961) (Renewal of the US-Japan Security Treaty in 1960). • Kalat, David. A Critical History and Filmography of Toho’s Godzilla Series, 2nd Edition. • LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982. • LeMay, John. Writing Giant Monsters. • Rhodes, Sean, and Brooke McCorkle. “Chapter 4: “Mothra, Marx, Mother Nature.” Japan’s Green Monsters: Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema. • Ryfle, Steve, and Ed Godziszewski. Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa.

Hello, kaiju lovers! MIFV’s season three theme, Ameri-kaiju, wouldn’t be complete without some Ray Harryhausen, so Nate invited both of his “co-hosts in kamen” (ba-dum-tsh!) to discuss 20 Million Miles to Earth. (Yes, Jimmy reminds Nate that he got his chronology wrong, because this film was released in 1957 and The Blob was 1958. Oops!). Harryhausen super-fans Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton, co-hosts of the Kaiju Weekly podcast, join Nate in a chat that veers perilously close to derailing at multiple points. Jet lag will do that to you, especially when flying to the Island in the Rad Bug. Regardless, 20 Million Miles was Harryhausen’s first truly iconic film, paving the way for his fantasy epics that followed. The intrepid Jimmy From NASA keeps trying to tell his story about seeing a herd of Ymir on their native Venus, but nobody cares. The Toku Topic is the Soviet side of the Space Race since this film begins with a rocket ship crash and was released several months before the launch of Sputnik I. Be prepared for many (bad) Russian accents! To compete with this broadcast, Cameron Winter did a livestream where he sent one of his Cyber-Flies to track down the Ymir so he could be put on display for the film’s anniversary and Harryhausen’s birthday in June. Winter rambles about seemingly random things while doing so. Special thanks to J.P. Gant for helping to edit this episode! Follow him on Twitter: @Homebrewed_SD (https://tinyurl.com/2jpc36r5). Guest stars: • Jack “GMan” Hudgens as Cameron Winter Additional music: • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Intro: 0:00-13:44 o Winter Livestream #1: 11:46-12:56 • Entertaining Info Dump: 13:44-22:22 • Toku Talk: 22:22-59:40 • Promos: 59:40-1:02:17 • Toku Topic: 1:02:17- o Winter Livestream #2: 1:02:38-1:03:54 o Winter Livestream #3: 1:39:15- • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:41:17-end o Winter Livestream #4: 1:57:32-1:58:38 Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Amerikaiju #kaiju #giantmonsters © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Howell, Elizabeth. “Sputnik: The Space Race's Opening Shot.” Space.com. 29 Sept. 2020. (https://www.space.com/17563-sputnik.html) • Monster Island Film Vault, The. Episode 15: ‘Battle in Outer Space’ (with Luke Jaconetti) (https://tinyurl.com/MIVF-S1E15) • Ray Harryhausen Podcast, The. Episode 15- 20 Million Miles to Earth: 60th Anniversary Special. • Petersen, Carolyn Collins. “A Short History of Roscosmos and the Soviet Space Program.” ThoughtCo. Updated 3 July 2019. (https://www.thoughtco.com/soviet-space-program-history-4140631) • Shreve, Bradley G. “”The US, the USSR, and Space Exploration, 1957-1963.” International Journal on World Peace, vol. XX, no. 2, June 2003. • Siegel, Ethan. “This Is Why The Soviet Union Lost 'The Space Race' To The USA.” Forbes. 11 July 2019. (https://tinyurl.com/3c2mkfcf) • 20 Million Miles to Earth 50th Anniversary Blu-ray Special Features: o Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, and Arnold Kunert o “Remembering 20 Million Miles to Earth” o “Tim Burton Sits Down with Ray Harryhausen” o “Interview with Joan Taylor” o “The Colorization Process” o “David Schecter on Film Music’s Unsung Hero” • Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. 2016. • Wiki articles on 20 Million Miles to Earth: o IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050084/) o Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_Million_Miles_to_Earth)

Hello, kaiju lovers! Godzilla Redux continues! Nate is joined by YouTuber/author/musician/Navy sailor Alyssa Charpentier for a film from his previous podcast life: King Kong vs. Godzilla. He and Alyssa compare and contrast the original Japanese version and the re-edited U.S. cut. The latter softens the satirical tone and adds pointless scenes with two boring white guys who use a children’s dinosaur book to prove Godzilla is a dumb brute and Kong “is a thinking animal.” This leads to some talk about the subpar Criterion Collection box set—the only way to legally watch the Japanese cut in America—and how the Japanese economic miracle influenced the film. Even Alyssa never learned this stuff in school! Before the broadcast, Nate meets with Mr. Gold and his assistant, Ms. Kawaii. They try to sweet talk him with the gift of hot chocolate and promises of advancement. Nate feigns gratitude and endures accusations of brown-nosing from Jimmy. Afterward, Nate researches late into the night at the Sekizawa Library, where he tries—and fails—to accost the AWOL EDF Mutant Ozaki. Ozaki tells Nate about the shady operations he’s been investigating the last few weeks. The prologue, “Secret Business, Part 1” was written by Michael Hamilton and Nathan Marchand. The epilogue, “Secret Business, Part 2,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Check out Alyssa’s YouTube channels: AlyssaGojiGeek (https://www.youtube.com/c/AlyssaGojiGeek101) and Alyssa Charpentier (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDiBPlvC3ruGkrrjUvbSKmg). Special thanks to J.P. Gant for helping to edit this episode! Follow him on Twitter: @Homebrewed_SD. Guest stars: • Michael Hamilton as Darius R. Gold • LemonJolly as Ms. Ami Kawai • Pianoturtle X as Shinichi Ozaki (https://www.youtube.com/c/PianoturtleX) Additional music: • “This Cowboy’s Hat” (instrumental) by Chris LeDoux • “Godzilla Vs. King Kong - The Island Natives (FANMADE COVER)” by AlyssaGojiGeek • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo • “Final Wars Ending Theme | Piano Tutorial” by Patrick Ledwig Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! (https://www.patreon.com/monsterislandfilmvault) Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-monster-island-gift-shop) This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Prologue: 0:00-3:49 • Intro: 3:49-9:31 • Main Discussion: 9:31-1:44:18 • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:44:18-1:54:07 • Epilogue: 1:54:07-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy • The Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD • Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 • Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #jimmyfromnasalives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #GodzillaRedux #KingKong #godzilla © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Barr, Jason. The Kaiju Film: A Critical Study of Cinema’s Biggest Monsters. • Bogue, Mike. Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951-1967. • Brothers, Peter H. Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda. • Galbraith, Stuart IV. Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films: A Critical Analysis and Filmography of 103 Features Released in the United States 1950-1992. • “Japanese economic miracle.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_economic_miracle) • Kaijuvision Radio - Episode 8: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) (The Japanese Economic Miracle (The Golden 60s), MITI) (https://youtu.be/BtOw8CkO0jU) • Kalat, David. A Critical History and Filmography of Toho’s Godzilla Series, 2nd Edition. • LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies Volume 1: 1954-1982. • LeMay, John. The Big Book of Japanese Giant Monster Movies: The Lost Films (Mutated Edition). • LeMay, John. Writing Giant Monsters. • Monster Island Film Vault, The. “Episode 5: John LeMay Presents ‘King Kong vs. Frankenstein’ & ‘Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla’.” (https://tinyurl.com/MIFV-S1E5) • Morton, Ray. King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon, from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson. • Ryfle, Steve, and Ed Godziszewski. Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa.

Hello, kaiju lovers! Our season three theme, Ameri-kaiju, “creeps and leaps and slides and glides” along when MIFV MAX member Eric Anderson joins Nate to discuss 1958’s The Blob. This was Steve McQueen’s debut as a 30-year-old teenager dating the future TV wife of Andy Griffith. This classic of 1950s sci-fi cinema was an independent film produced by a studio known for making religious and educational films, which makes it doubly appropriate that the founder of Nerd Chapel (who’s also a substitute teacher) is on today’s episode. Being an influential indie film is also probably why, believe it or not. it’s in the Criterion Collection. The Toku Topic is a phenomenon related to the true story that inspired this kooky film: star jelly. Check out all things Nerd Chapel here: http://nerdchapel.com/. The “See the Goo” promo was written by The Monster Island Board of Directors. The epilogue, “Ozaki’s Message,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Additional music: • “The Blob” by The Five Blobs • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Prologue: 0:00-0:47 • Intro: 0:47-8:01 • Entertaining Info Dump: 8:01-15:12 • Toku Talk: 15:12-1:05:11 • Promo: 1:05:11-1:05:49 • Toku Topic: 1:05:49-1:25:13 • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:25:13-1:37:39 • Epilogue: 1:37:39-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #jimmyfromnasalives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Amerikaiju #kaiju #giantmonsters © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Commentary on The Blob by Jack Harris and Bruce Eder. Criterion Collection blu-ray. • Commentary on The Blob by Irwin S. Yeaowrth Jr. and Robert Fields. Criterion Collection blu-ray. • Hendershot, Cyndy. “Monster at the Soda Shop: Teenager and Fifties Horror Films.” Images Journal, http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue10/features/monster/text.htm. • Kershner, Kate. “What is star jelly?” How Stuff Works, https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/unexplained-phenomena/angel-hair-phenomenon.htm. • Marquart, Sarah. “Strange & Unexplained Things in Science: Star Jelly.” Futurism, 27 April 2015, https://futurism.com/strange-unexplained-things-science-star-jelly. • Newman, Kim. “It Creeps, It Leaps.” Criterion Collection (blu-ray booklet). • Patowary, Kaushik. “Star Jelly: The Mysterious Phenomenon That Inspired ‘The Blob’.” Amusing Planet, 22 Nov. 2019, https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/11/star-jelly-mysterious-phenomenon-that.html. • “Purple People Eater, The.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purple_People_Eater). • Schoell, William. Creature Features: Nature Turned Nasty in the Movies. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC, 2008. • “Star Jelly.” New Cryptozoology Wiki. (https://new-cryptozoology.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Jelly). • “Star Jelly.” Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_jelly). • Thomas, Archie. “What is Star Jelly?” Plantlife, 29 Oct. 2019, https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/blog/what-is-star-jelly. • Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC, 2010. • ZHYXTHEMAN. “How ‘The Blob’ Popularized Teen Horror Film.” Screenhub Entertainment, 2019 Oct. 23, https://tinyurl.com/3sxkbnh2. • Wiki Pages on The Blob (1958): o IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051418/) o Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob)

I explain why MIFV has been plagued with delays the last few months. Spoiler warning: It's because have an overachiever complex. Read the blog post I mentioned here: https://tinyurl.com/3cxpx2fd. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! Podcast Social Media: -Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) -Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) -Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) -Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) -Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) -Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam -Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) -Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media

Hello, kaiju lovers! Our new boss here on Monster Island mandated that our first Fifth Wednesday Bonus Episode of 2022 be about him. So, Nate invites Drew and Jacob from The Cel Cast to return to Godzilla: The Series. Specifically, they discuss what has been branded, “The Cameron Winter Trilogy.” Namely the three episodes centered around the nefarious tech tycoon (“The Winter of Our Discontent,” “An Early Frost,” and “Lizard Season”). Jake and Drew have strong opinions about these episodes—and Nate has strong opinions about Cameron Winter. In other news, Godzilla is a kaiju. Special thanks to J.P. Gant for editing this episode. Additional music: • “Godzilla The Series Metal Cover” by Евгений Девяткин • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Intro: 0:00-8:48 • 1st Episode Discussion: 8:48-31:12 • 2nd Episode Discussion: 31:12-54:26 • 3rd Episode Discussion: 54:26-1:20:04 • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:20:04-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Godzilla #CelCast #GodzillaTheSeries © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Jankiewicz, Pat. “Design All Monsters.” Sci-Fi TV #2, Dec. 1998 (from the editors of Starlog). • Johnson, Bob. “SPECIAL SECTION: Godzilla: The Series.” G-FAN #44. March/April 2000. • Wiki Articles on Godzilla: The Series: o Gojipedia (https://tinyurl.com/82wzn5tm) o IMDB (https://tinyurl.com/53jypthz) o Wikipedia (https://tinyurl.com/ywabr3wr) o Wikizilla (https://tinyurl.com/hrzbd4zt)

Hello, kaiju lovers! In our first Patreon-sponsored episode of season three, Nate is joined by his co-host from The Power Trip podcast and frequent guest, Michael Hamilton, for some TV talk. (Although, first they have to resolve longstanding issues from the…“Yeti incident”). In this case, the epic five-part miniseries from Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, “Green with Evil.” This introduced toku-loving kids to Tommy Oliver (Jason David Frank), the femme fatale Scorpina, and the iconic Dragonzord. But in true MIFV fashion, Nate and Michael have a deeper-than-you-would-expect thematic discussion about this miniseries and how it shows the corruptive nature of evil—and it includes quotations from J.R.R. Tolkien and St. Augustine! Yes, that’s the kind of podcast we are. Strap in, folks! It’s morphin’ time! Beforehand, Nate receives some voicemails from both Karone and Raymund, with the former giving an update on how she’s coping with life after freeing herself from the Board’s influence, and the latter making excuses for not finding his Gorenger costume. Also, a drunk WHG3 calls into the show to speak with Michael. This episode’s prologue, “Letters from Rangers,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Guest stars: • Celeste Mora as Karone • Damon Noyes as Raymund Martin • Michael Hamilton as William H. George III Additional music: • “Go, Go, Power Rangers” by Niall Stenson • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org, including those by InspectorJ. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Prologue: 0:00-3:38 • Intro: 3:38-12:16 • Main Discussion: 12:16-1:46:47 • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:46:47-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy (https://twitter.com/nasajimmy?lang=en) • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD (https://twitter.com/MonsterIslaBOD) • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 (https://twitter.com/CrystalLadyJes1) • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif (https://twitter.com/DrDoriff) www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #PowerRangers #GreenwithEvil © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Culbreath, Jonathan. “The Shadow Can Only Mock, It Cannot Make: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Catholic Understanding of Evil.” Faith & Fairy Dust. (https://tinyurl.com/mf8u6zev) • Higgins, Kyle. Saban’s Power Rangers: Soul of the Dragon. Illustrated by Giuseppe Cafaro and Marcelo Costa. Special consultant: Jason David Frank. BOOM! Studios. Jan. 2021. • Higgins, Kyle, and Ryan Parrot. Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Rise of Drakkon. Illustrated by Hendry Prasetya, et. al. BOOM! Studios. Oct. 2020. • Higgins, Kyle, and Ryan Parrot. Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Shattered Grid. Illustrated by Daniele di Nicuolo & Diego Galindo, et. al. BOOM! Studios. Jan. 2020. • Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Complete Series DVD special features. Shout!Factory. • Petrucha, Stefan, and Ryan Buell. “Going Green.” Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Archive, Vol. Two. Illustrated by PH Marcondes. BOOM! Studios. Originally published by Papercutz. • RangerWiki. (https://powerrangers.fandom.com/wiki/RangerWiki). • Tolkien, J.R.R. “On Fairy-Stories.” Oxford University Press. 4 Dec. 1947. • Zahed, Ramin, and Jody Revenson. Power Rangers: The Ultimate Visual History. Insight Editions. 8 Nov. 2018.

Hello, kaiju lovers! We enter the 1950s era of “Ameri-kaiju” to discuss a film that released the same year as the original Godzilla and inspired a subgenre and countless imitators: THEM! (yes, it’s in all caps and has an exclamation point). Who better to join Nate on this than the kaiji film scholar from the state in which the film takes place, John LeMay. Thankfully, John and MIFV’s intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, have settled their differences so he could be there. While THEM! has the trappings of a B-movie, as Nate and John explain, it has far too good a production values (it was nominated for the best special effects Oscar!) and acting to be reduced to that. The film is genuinely horrifying at points, but what may surprise many modern viewers is it is strangely progressive with its female lead, who is a competent and professional scientist and not a “scream queen.” While Nate considered researching McCarthyism since this is very much a Cold War film, he instead discusses American nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s. Before the broadcast, Nate gets an e-mail from Dr. Elsie Chapman, a member of H.E.A.T., after receiving an announcement that the Island’s beaches are closed. She says she has something to show Nate. After the broadcast, he meets her, Dr. Mendel Craven, and Monique Dupre on the shoreline and learns the shocking reason why the beaches were closed. Check out John’s books and magazines on Amazon! This episode’s prologue and epilogue, “They Might be Gi-Ants,” was written by Nathan Marchand. Guest stars: • Rebecca Hudgens as Elsie Chapman • Travis Alexander as Mendel Craven • Dani Cruz as Monique Dupre • Daniel DiManna as N.I.G.E.L. Additional music: • “Pacific Rim” by Niall Stenson • “Chant My Name!” by Masaaki Endo • “The Edge Calls Me” by MkVaff • “Son of Chaos” by Xaleph Sound effects sourced from Freesound.org. Check out Nathan’s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip. We’d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support! You, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month! Buy official MIFV merch on TeePublic! This episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors. Timestamps: • Prologue: 0:00-3:29 • Intro: 3:29-10:32 • Entertaining Info Dump: 10:32-17:21 • Toku Talk: 17:21- • Promo: 1:08:43-1:09:49 • Toku Topic: 1:09:49-1:31:34 • Housekeeping & Outro: 1:31:34-1:48:40 • Epilogue: 1:48:40-end Podcast Social Media: • Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheMonsterIsla1) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MonsterIslandFilmVault/) • Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monsterislandfilmvault/) • Follow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy • Follow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD • Follow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam • Follow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1 • Follow The Henshin Men Podcast on Twitter: @HenshinMenPod • Follow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif www.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com #JimmyFromNASALives #MonsterIslandFilmVault #Amerikaiju © 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media Bibliography/Further Reading: • Bogue, Mike. Apocalypse Then: American and Japanese Atomic Cinema, 1951-1967. McFarland & Company. 2017. • Drum, Kevin. “Atomic Tests During the 1950s Probably Killed Nearly Half a Million Americans.” Mother Jones. Dec. 22, 2017. • “International Day against Nuclear Tests, 29 August.” United Nations. • Kaijuvision Radio, Episode 18: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) (The Effects of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing). • “List of United States nuclear weapons tests.” Wikipedia. • “Nevada Test Site.” Atomic Heritage Foundation. • Spysmasher1942. “THEM!” Park Ridge Classic Film. • THEM! blu-ray special features. Warner Bros. Pictures. • “Them!” Classic Sci-Fi Movies. • Waldman, Katy. “The Nuclear Monsters That Terrorized the 1950s.” Slate. Jan. 31, 2013. • “UNITED STATES' NUCLEAR TESTING PROGRAMME, THE.” Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) website. • Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. 2016. • Wiki Articles on THEM! o IMDB o Wikipedia